German man breaks Guinness record with 30-foot-tall sunflower plant

upi ^ | June 11, 2015 | Ben Hooper

[JoeProBono]

KARST, Germany, - A German gardener broke his own Guinness World Record by growing a sunflower plant measuring 30 feet and 1 inch high.

Hans-Peter Schiffer of Karst first held the record for tallest sunflower plant in 2009 with a 26-foot, 4-inch sunflower and he broke his own record in 2012 with a 27-foot plant.

Schiffer again broke his record in 2013 with a plant measuring 28 feet and 8 inches tall.

"Some sunflowers are already so unbelievable tall, that it could be very possible to get even a taller one," Schiffer told Guinness World Records. "I am already very happy."

[JoeProBono]

[inpajamas]

Watch out for the little guy named Jack at the top. I heard he was s thief.

[relictele]

I broke a record for Guinness last night. Didn’t even need a sunflower.

[null and void]

A thief and a stalker!

[JoeProBono]

[Gamecock]

Growing up my dad spilled a couple of sunflower seeds next to the house. They took root and 4 or 5 of them were 6 feet tall and one grew to over 18 feet tall. To my 10 year old eyes it was an impressive thing to behold.

[wastedyears]

Delicious

[Michael.SF.]

[Fido969]

Terrific, he could use it to hide a 28-foot pot plant.

[knarf]

we regularly grow 8 - 10 footers

[JoeProBono]

[Mr. K]

I think Guinness is the only beer you have to chew, right?

[Rodamala]

That’s nothin’... there is this guy named Jack I know that gotbthese magic beans, ya see... traded the cow for them...

[JoeProBono]

[windcliff]

lol

[Born to Conserve]

If it is not free standing, then it is not 30ft tall. I’ve had pumpkin vines 100ft long I could have wired to a pole.

[KarlInOhio]

He's growing it tied to a scaffold? That's as legit as a Barry Bonds home run record. I only count free standing sunflower records.

[JoeProBono]

[fieldmarshaldj]

That sunflower haz a sad.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks JoeProBono.